Title	Multislice CT: A Practical Guide [electronic resource] : Proceedings of the 5th International SOMATOM CT Scientific User Conference Zurich, June 2000 / edited by Borut Marincek, Pablo R. Ros, Maximilian Reiser, Mark E. Baker
Imprint	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2001
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59450-2
Descript	XVI, 232 p. online resource

The twin developments of spiral CT and multidetector array technology have opened a new era. The CT scanner performance is substantially improved because of increased speed and isotropic spatial resolution. This has yielded a broadening of the spectrum of applications, particularly in cardiac, vascular and abdominal imaging. However, a practical challenge of multidetector CT is the need to select a wide variety of user-selectable parameters in the effort to produce an optimal study. The handling of huge data sets represents another important task. This book contains the experiences of an international group of experts and it is designed to provide the requisite background knowledge in multidetector CT

I Technical Aspects of Multislice Computed Tomography -- Spiral and Multislice Computed Tomography Scanning: Physical Principles that Inform Protocol Development -- Multislice Scanning with the SOMATOM Volume Zoom -- What is Changed in Contrast Medium Injection when Using High-Resolution Multislice Computed Tomography? -- Computer Modeling Approach to Contrast Medium Administration and Scan Timing for Multislice Computed Tomography -- Three-Dimensional Imaging and Virtual Reality Applications of Multislice Computed Tomography -- II Multislice Computed Tomography in Neuroradiology -- Intracranial and Cervical Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Angiography Using a Multislice Computed Tomography System: Initial Clinical Experience -- Multislice Spiral Computed Tomography of the Skull Base -- III Cardiovascular Multislice Computed Tomography -- Cardiac Imaging with Multislice Computed Tomography Scan and Reconstruction Principles and Quality Assurance -- The Potential of Cardio-Computed Tomography -- Coronary Atherosclerosis in Multislice Computed Tomography -- Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Using Multislice Computed Tomography: Pitfalls and Potential -- Cardiac Multislice Computed Tomography: Screening and Diagnosis of Chronic Heart Disease -- Real Time Visualization of Volume Data: Applications in Computed Tomography Angiography -- Fast High-Resolution Computed Tomography Angiography of Peripheral Vessels -- IV Multislice Computed Tomography Applications in the Chest -- Multislice Computed Tomography of the Lung Parenchyma -- Multisclice CT in Pulmonary Embolism -- The Radiologistโ{128}{153}s Role in Radiation Exposure during Chest Computed Tomography -- V Multislice Computed Tomography Applications in the Abdomen -- Multidetector, Multislice Spiral Computed Tomography of the Abdomen: Quo Vadis -- Multislice Computed Tomography of the Urinary Tract -- Application of Multislice Computed Tomography in Liver and Pancreas -- Virtual Endoscopy -- Multislice Computed Tomography Colonography: Technique Optimization